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Hennessee, David

Cumulative GPA: 2.09/4.00 with 64 evaluations
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English Department, Cal Poly, SLO
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ENGL 231 Sophomore Grade Earned: B General Ed 2:02 pm, May 9, 2013 Report Evaluation		Rudest teacher at Poly. He showed up to our class 10 mins late everyday, and although most people don't mind, I don't like paying tons of money for him to be late every single day. His tests are okay is you do all the reading, but the essay part he grades really tough on, so put in a lot of detail. The final was an essay, and he encouraged us to all come to his office so he could help us revise them before we turn them in. So I went to his office hours 5 mins early so I could speak to him first. He shows up to his 1 office hour block a half hour late, and there's 6 other students waiting. I ask him to look over my essay for my, he reads the thesis, says it's okay, C or D paper, and that I have to leave because there's other people waiting. I ask him if he could give me a little more detail on what I needed to fix and he tells me he doesn't mean to be rude, but he can't help me because I need to figure that out myself and there's other people waiting so I just need to leave. It's not my fault he showed up to his office hours a half hour late.

ENGL 134 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 9:53 pm, Apr 5, 2013 Report Evaluation		Hennessee was easily one of the worst teachers I have ever had the misfortune of taking. While his class may seem simple (only 3 essays) getting an A is near impossible. He grades much to harshly and will mark you down for the most insignificant things. His office hours were helpful but it was like pulling teeth. The man is not approachable or friendly so you feel like you're bothering him when you ask a question, every time I would bring my paper in he would rip it apart and I would have to do major editing so that it fit his mold of what a good essay should be. He truly believes the average grade he gives out should be a C and doesn't have any sympathy for students struggling. On top of that he is arrogant and always reeks of cigarette smoke which all my papers smelled of after I got back. He is the most boring lecturer but that doesn't matter because the actual class doesn't mean anything, it's all essays. I busted my ass in this class and I was lucky to end up with a B+. AVOID THIS PROFESSOR!

ENGL 231 Senior Grade Earned: F General Ed 9:58 pm, Apr 2, 2013 Report Evaluation		DOUCHER! Now that's out of the way, Henneessee's lectures are very boring and hard to pay attention to. He asks quiz questions about random details in the books you read. The poetry (and class) get weird at times and are difficult to write a decent essay on. The paper you write isn't too bad, only 4-5 pages and it counts as your final. But I'm guessing he grades it really hard because I put a lot of time into my paper and failed. I would avoid him and take some other shitty professor first.

ENGL 164 Sophomore Grade Earned: C General Ed 12:37 am, Apr 2, 2013 Report Evaluation		RUN AWAY!!!!! I've read some reviews from more advanced classes where he's nice and more involved, but for intro english, it's like he couldn't care less. He was extremely rude and disrespectful to my peers and me in class and in his office hours. He was petty and insulting, and frankly, ridiculous.

ENGL 134 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 5:40 pm, Mar 22, 2013 Report Evaluation		He's a good teacher and covers the material well, but his classes are extremely boring. The grade is based on 30% for each of 3 essays, and 10% for class participation/attitude. He grades essays very hard, and sticks to the rule that an average essay is a C. I was disappointed when I went to his office, as he was not very helpful.

ENGL 145 Freshman Grade Earned: C General Ed 12:46 am, Mar 4, 2013 Report Evaluation		He literally didnt teach me a thing, he gave out 3 A's total over my entire quarter to my entire class on the 3 essays he graded and all the Essays averaged a C- or D. Stay away. Stay away. Run.

ENGL 334 5th Year Senior Grade Earned: N/A General Ed 8:48 am, Feb 22, 2013 Report Evaluation		This faggot takes too mamy dicks up his ass



ENGL 134 Freshman Grade Earned: C General Ed 4:54 pm, Feb 5, 2013 Report Evaluation		The class was entirely based on 3 essays and 10% for participation. That being said, he sucks. It is the most boring class and you wont learn a single thing. As long as you try on the essays you can pretty much earn a C on them. I ended up with a C in the class, but only showed up about half the time

ENGL 382 Senior Grade Earned: N/A Elective 3:33 pm, Jun 20, 2012 Report Evaluation		Terrible. Not a nice professor and not understanding of his students. He gives everyone a really bad grade on the first essay to make it seem like we're all dumb and then gives out better grades on the rest of the papers to make it seem like you are learning how to write. He doesn't teach at all you just sit in groups and discuss readings to your peers. Definitely would NOT RECOMMEND Hennessee to anyone. Take a different teacher, trust me this guy is selfish and a terrible teacher (if you even call him that - showing up late and never lecturing - not even a teacher he's a joke)

ENGL 134 Freshman Grade Earned: C General Ed 11:59 pm, Jun 7, 2012 Report Evaluation		I literally did not learn a thing in his 134 class. We showed up everyday then discussed the reading among our peers...and thats about it. I was never good at english and this class did not help me at all. He graded his papers harshly for reasons i do not understand. The good thing is though, it was easy. Only 4 essays, 17 classes cancelled, and no final/midterms. Take him if you are good at English and want an easy class.

ENGL 253 Sophomore Grade Earned: B General Ed 6:27 pm, Mar 22, 2012 Report Evaluation		I honestly enjoyed Professor Hennessee's ENGL 253 course. His selection of books were short, easy reads, which all connected to the theme of the course quite well. There were a total of 9 quizzes in my class, all totaling 30% of the final grade- the quizzes were really simple if you read the books, or even the Sparknotes for that matter. There were two essays, one midterm and one final, both take-home, each 30% of the final grade- both of which I, as well as most of my other classmates, scored pretty well on. The class size is smaller, which is nice, and Professor Hennessee assigns group discussions- so you really get to know your classmates. I personally liked this class, and will recommend it to any of my friends not knowing what to take for their C1 requirement.

ENGL 253 5th Year Senior Grade Earned: A General Ed 8:16 pm, Mar 20, 2012 Report Evaluation		I have to fully agree with the person below on almost everything. Most of the books are actually good and despite the fact that there are a lot of them, they are almost all short. The class is an easy A if you do the following: actually read (again, short books), go to class, and spend a fair amount of time on the 2 essays. Hennessee is super knowledgeable and definitely fair. I honestly don't know where the complaints are coming from...

ENGL 231 Sophomore Grade Earned: A General Ed 12:07 am, Feb 22, 2012 Report Evaluation		I'm seeing a lot of unwarranted complaints about Hennessee. The only one that has any merit are that he does tend to talk a lot during the group presentations- but did you really want to present for a longer time? First things first: This is a LITERATURE class. Not a writing class, not an argumentation class. This class is about understanding the books that we read and being able to discuss their main topics, verbally and in writing. Sorry if you can't write- go to the writing lab! Second: The quizzes have "stupid questions" because he is testing to see if we actually read the books. And judging from my class it was a fair assessment. People wouldn't read the books OR spark notes and be actually pissed when they didn't get good scores on the quizzes. The quizzes also act as a grade buffer for any bad paper grades, which is nice in my opinion. Or would you rather the whole class be based off two papers and participation alone? Third: Yes, he does talk a lot. Yes it can be annoying. Or you can change your attitude, realize you are in college to learn, and pay attention to what he's saying- maybe even participate! I know a lot of people are just taking this for a g.e. or don't like english or have other work intensive courses, but if you sit in a class just waiting to get out of it you won't learn anything. And if you don't have the time to put in the work the class requires, take the grade you earned and MOVE. ON. Plus I didn't consider this a very work intensive course at all. Fourthly: At the end of the class we read A Single Man and watched the movie- anyone pick up on the similarities between the main character and our professor? Both professors of English, both a little run down on life... just wondering if anyone else saw the connection... Anyway, I really enjoyed this class. At first I thought a lot of the books were lame but now that I look bad I feel like I learned a lot and they were interesting reads. He tells you the theme of the class up front so if you don't want to read about marriage and sexuality in British Literature go take Great Books. I think this is a great alternative to the Great Books series.



ENGL 134 Freshman Grade Earned: A General Ed 4:10 am, Feb 4, 2012 Report Evaluation		I hated this class.... he was always 10-15 minutes late. Not just a day here or there, but almost every single day. I could pretty much count on class only being like 30 minutes, but there were plenty of other things I could've been doing instead. Your grade is solely based on the essays so just don't BS them and you'll be fine. I got a D on the first paper. Then an A, C+, B, and another A. I ended up with an A- in the class which is fine. Hennessee was always super sweaty and smelled of cigarettes. I suggest taking a different teacher.

ENGL 231 Senior Grade Earned: B General Ed 3:08 pm, Jan 10, 2012 Report Evaluation		This guy is a huuuuuuuuuuge douche. He took Great British Literature and turned it into Women's studies. I was expecting it to be somewhat like my english classes in High school where we actually focused on every aspect of literature and culture of the era, but not this guy. What the fuckin' fuck. That's one problem I had with him. Next. Eight quizzes. Didn't drop the lowest. Who does that? Honestly. What the fuckin' fuck. Next. I went into this guy's office THREE time for help on the midterm paper. Just to make sure I was going about it right. Every day I made progress and every day he sent me away thinking that I was going to get an A on this paper. B. What the fuckin' fuck. SEVEN BOOKS, FIVE NOVELS INCLUDING BRIDGET JONES'S DIARY. I read every single one of them. Even BJD. No sparknotes. Nothing. I READ THEM. I am an Electrical Engineer and was working with 18 units that quarter and STILL I WORK MY ASS OFF FOR THIS CLASS. I got a B+ and I was going to ask him if he'd bump me up to an A based on effort alone. "I only change grades if there is an error in entry". What the fuckin' fuck. DO NOT TAKE HENNESSEE.

ENGL 231 Sophomore Grade Earned: A General Ed 11:59 pm, Dec 2, 2011 Report Evaluation		This class was really interesting! I liked that we got to read book different from the normal classics. Most of them were pretty short as well, which was nice. We had a quiz for pretty much every book and every week when we were doing poetry. It was pretty easy to pass if you actually read the material.... if you just go on spark notes you might miss some things, but I think that's fair because you were supposed to READ THE MATERIAL. He grades pretty hard for essays but I did mine the night before it was due and got a B+. Go in to office hours if you want help. The groups projects were kinda lame because we would present for like two minutes and then he talked for the rest. Hennessee! Let the students do the talking! Sometimes I felt like he was just being lazy with his curriculum, like when we just watched movies or listened to lectures. I think the information could be presented in a more interesting way, like the day we played jeopardy. We should do some debates or something- after all the topics of the books can be controversial. I enjoyed the class all in all, but I really like English anyway. I've had worse English teachers.

ENGL 231 Junior Grade Earned: C General Ed 3:31 pm, Nov 28, 2011 Report Evaluation		Honestly I have never had a worse teacher. I am usually on here defending teachers, because usually if you give a class some effort, the teacher is good enough to get a good grade in the class. Honestly some classes are just hard. We attend Cal Poly, so obviously most teachers are quality. However, David Hennessee is a downright horrible teacher. He shows up late, and cancels class often. He gives you quizzes on books, which include questions like "What is the name of the town the main character briefly visits" or "what is the name of this estate that belongs to this man". Irrelevant things we obviously never need to know. He gives lectures that just ramble on about nothing. We do "group projects" where we stand up in class and talk about something in the book, but we talk for a few minutes, and he talks for about twenty. We get through two groups a day, which is a complete waste of class. It is week ten, and its a 20-30 person class, and he has no idea what my name is. I participate in class daily. BUT WHAT REALLY GOT ME is his grading. First, there was an essay I worked hard on that we didn't even hand in. He gave us a check for three pages. Then, the midterm was an essay. Thats not bad, I love essays, Im good at essays. I got a D because he didn't like my answer to the question. It was well written, and the arguments concise, he just disagreed with what I had to say. Which means, obviously, that I deserve a D. On 30% of my grade. NOT TO MENTION we handed in the midterm week 6, we got it back week 10. which means there was no way for me to know any of this until much after it is too late. NEVER EVER TAKE HENNESSEE. He doesnt care about anything, so its hard to care about this class.

ENGL 382 Junior Grade Earned: N/A General Ed 6:22 pm, Jun 11, 2011 Report Evaluation		He often goes to class late, if he even shows up at all. His work ethic is crap. It is a few days after we turned in out final papers, and yet I haven't received my grade for my presentation (which happened before the midterm) nor have i received my grade for my midterm. Since he missed a few classes, he kept pushing the back discussions and due date for multiple assignments. So I had a hard time during the discussions, which is a substantial part of your participation grade. Beware of this professor.

ENGL 382 Junior Grade Earned: A General Ed 5:02 am, Jun 10, 2011 Report Evaluation		Just awful. Worthless lectures, takes half a quarter to return assignments, and forces class participation since it's the only way he'll get people to talk to him. Discuss anything controversial or unsupportive of LGBT rights and you'll be met with silence. Write from a standpoint he doesn't agree with and the best you'll get is a C, no matter how well you write. Suck up to him and he's an easy A. Weekly quizzes are so simple it's insulting. If you're interested in the subject, get the book list and read it on your own. There's nothing to learn from this guy.



ENGL 382 Sophomore Grade Earned: N/A General Ed 10:57 pm, Jun 7, 2011 Report Evaluation		Professor Hennessee is a nice guy, but he consistently shows up to class unprepared (if he doesn't sleep through your lecture) and starts (not facilitates) group discussions on the books we read. The class is more of a discussion than a lecture because 90% of the time is spent talking with other students and 10% of the time his him telling the class why he disagrees with you in a condescending tone. The in-class quizzes are so easy that hardly anybody reads the books after the first couple weeks. Also, it is the middle of finals week and I am still waiting for him to post mid term grades on Blackboard.

ENGL 335 Senior Grade Earned: B General Ed 3:13 pm, Jun 4, 2011 Report Evaluation		Class can be kind of boring but every once in a while we'd watch a movie, youtube videos, or listen to songs, which made it a lot more interesting. I think he did a good job guiding discussions. I never knew exactly what he was looking for on the essay tests, so basically just throw out whatever knowledge you have on the matter and hope he gives you credit for it. One seriously annoying thing: he often returns tests back the day of the next test so you can't really learn how to improve. He'd also say he'd put things online right after class, then not post it for days. Super frustrating. either way, not a bad class. nothing to really worry about. just read the books.

ENGL 334 Senior Grade Earned: N/A General Ed 12:19 am, Jun 1, 2011 Report Evaluation		Professor Hennessee is the worst teacher at Cal Poly. Horrible class. Do not take it.

ENGL 334 Senior Grade Earned: N/A General Ed 2:35 pm, Mar 14, 2011 Report Evaluation		Professor Hennessee is a great teacher. He makes class discussions interesting and fun, so it keeps your attention and he is open to any ideas or comments that you may have about the class discussion. He is very clear about what he expects from his students. He is always willing to help during his office hours. He is also a very bright teacher and understands the material that he teaches extremely well. I would definitely recommend taking him for an English course. He is the best English professor that I have had at Cal Poly. He is a fair teacher and if you show him that you care and want to do well, then he will help you succeed. The best part of his class is that he makes you think about what you read and understand why you are reading it. Instead of just regurgitating what you have read strictly by means of memorization. His tests are straightforward about the novels that you will read. He gives you two types of testing options. One option is to write a 500 word essay about the book. Option two is part multiple choice and part short answer. So if you are struggling with making a decision about which teacher to choose for English I would definitely choose professor Hennessee if you want a straightforward, and kind teacher who knows the material. You will learn a lot from this professor.

ENGL 134 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 7:33 pm, Feb 11, 2011 Report Evaluation		In my experience Hennessee does not care about his students and their success. He is just a "B" grader, and I watched him grade journals by flipping through them the way you would a book and not actually reading a thing in them. He grades tough because he wants to without explanation or logic. I would not recommend his class to anyone.

ENGL 231 Junior Grade Earned: A General Ed 2:24 pm, Jan 5, 2011 Report Evaluation		It was tough to make it through all of his boring lectures but overall the class wasn't too bad, just make sure you stay on top of the assigned readings and come prepared for the quizzes. Seeing him in office hours and having him look over your thesis is a must. Do all of this and you will get an A!



ENGL 231 5th Year Senior Grade Earned: N/A Elective 4:52 pm, Dec 10, 2010 Report Evaluation		Professor Hennessee insulted his class repeatedly and always looked down on his students. He encourages class participation but then disagrees with what you say. He was by far the worst teacher I have had at Cal Poly.

ENGL 134 Freshman Grade Earned: C General Ed 5:31 pm, Dec 6, 2010 Report Evaluation		Don\'t talk during his class or he\'ll get butthurt and give you a C or D on a paper. It happened to me and two other people. Same exact grades for the second and third essays. Barely any critiques on the essay I got a D on, probably because he was so close-minded to giving me a good grade, even though I put hours into the paper. The class isn\'t very interesting to go to because all you do is read the essays assigned the night before. Get someone else.

ENGL 145 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 1:49 am, Jun 9, 2010 Report Evaluation		Really did not like this class. His teaching methods are extremely boring and he repeats himself about 20 times. The class was easy I guess, not much to do except just to go.. but when it came to essays he grades really hard. He is definitely just a \"B\" grader, but will give most people low B\'s... do not take him if you actually want to learn something in English or get a good grade...just dont do it

ENGL 145 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 3:29 pm, May 25, 2010 Report Evaluation		Professor Hennessee is a nice guy, but I didn\'t learn anything in his class. The class was 3 essays (1 was in a group) and 4 quizzes (the 4 quizzes are averaged as one score). Going to his conferences helped because he told you what he wanted, but I felt like in order to do well on the essays you had to write how he wanted you to write. All in all, he is okay.

ENGL 231 Sophomore Grade Earned: A General Ed 5:12 pm, Apr 28, 2010 Report Evaluation		This class really is a cake walk. Sure there some reading to do. But if you stay up with the reading, there\'s really no reason you shouldn\'t get a C. There\'s only two big papers that are around 5 pages a piece and you\'re given multiple topics to choose from. The books aren\'t great, but they\'re definitely not bad. If you want to know ahead of time: Pride and Prejudice, Bridget Jones\' Diary, Oranges are not the Only Fruit, Dubliners (selections), The Sorrows of Young Werter, and select poetry. Theres a lot of days we just watched movies. But Hennessee is fair, the class is fair, and he really is a good choice for English 231. He takes a long time to give back essays though.

ENGL 145 Freshman Grade Earned: A General Ed 2:13 pm, Apr 2, 2010 Report Evaluation		Well, Dr. Hennessee is a nice guy, but that\'s about it. I didn\'t really learn anything, except how to write in a way which tailored towards his views. His class consists of only 3 essays, so make sure you do well on them. He likes it when you participate in class, and will probably dock you if you don\'t do it at all. Nice guy, simple GE, but don\'t expect anything out of the ordinary



ENGL 134 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 1:46 pm, Mar 7, 2010 Report Evaluation		Go to his office hours especially if you are a terrible writer; his tips and suggestions will make your paper up to his standards; he doesn\'t beat around the bush with what he wants. He is liberal and does enjoy a good romance novel. although we didn\'t read a single book in this class. did an interview biography type piece, a movie essay, did a research paper, and a reflective essay. On a side note he is very kind; i never saw him get angry.

ENGL 145 Junior Grade Earned: C General Ed 1:41 am, Jul 2, 2009 Report Evaluation		If you don't participate in class, he will take it out on your grade when you turn your essay in. On top of being unfair with grading papers he also fails to explain exactly why he gave a certain grade. I recieved one essay back, the other two were never returned I just recieved a grade. Good luck with this guy...

ENGL 134 Freshman Grade Earned: N/A General Ed 8:06 pm, Apr 8, 2009 Report Evaluation		Pretty easy class. It's no harder than a college prep level English class in high school and it's definitely easier than any AP English class. Hennessee is really chill and nice. If you're one of those students who absolutely love English and writing, then Hennessee probably isn't for you. I didn't really get anything out of this class or learn anything, which was fine by me. You don't have to read any novels. The only reading you ever have to do is short stories from a book entitled "Writing" by Lester Faigley and essays from former English 134 Cal Poly students. You only have to write 4 essays in this class. 3 of them are 4-5 pages and the last one (Writer's history essay about yourself) is only 2-3 pages. The first essay is a reflection essay (life experience about yourself), the 2nd one is an observation essay (written in 3rd person about a person, place or event), and the 3rd essay is an analysis essay on a film (We did it on American Beauty, another class did it on Crash). No final, no tests, no quizzes and no midterm, and no homework (besides the essays and readings).

ENGL 134 Sophomore Grade Earned: B General Ed 11:27 am, Mar 29, 2009 Report Evaluation		The teacher did not present any guidelines to how he wanted your papers done. It felt like he assigned grades at random and did not fully read your essay. If you go to office hours, he will tell you what he wants you to change in your essay. Don't expect to take anything out of this class. As long as you show up to office hours before turning in each of the four essays, he will modify them to give you at least a B. The A's went to people who constantly participate in class. The lectures are pointless as you read other essays and describe them the entire class. You need to show up though because he takes attendance.

ENGL 134 Freshman Grade Earned: B General Ed 12:44 pm, Mar 24, 2009 Report Evaluation		I got about a B- average on my papers and got a B- in the class. I'm doubtful he counted attendance or participation. He's a chill guy but he was really vague on how he graded papers. Three 4-5 pg papers and one 2-3 pg paper and you are able to revise one at the end for more credit.

ENGL 231 Junior Grade Earned: B General Ed 1:24 pm, Feb 16, 2009 Report Evaluation		The class itself is not all too bad. I actually enjoyed the books but Hennessee does NOT care about his students and although he encourages you to go to office hours he will spend about 3 minutes with you telling you a whole lot of nothing.



ENGL 253 Senior Grade Earned: C General Ed 12:07 am, Dec 19, 2008 Report Evaluation		This class will catch you off guard if you're not careful. The class seems pretty chill. Part of your grade depends on your weekly readings which are not difficult. A quiz is given each week to check to see if you did the reading. Those aren't difficult if you actually read. What kills your grade is the midterm and final take-home thesis papers. I went to his office hours so he could look over my thesis topic and paper prior to me submitting them but it didn't help one bit. His advice is pretty pathetic if you ask me. His words are "ok, looks good," "good idea there for your paper, looks like it'll be great." That wasn't what you wrote down when I got them back lug nut! He grades EXTREMELY hard on your papers. Screwing up on just one paper will screw you overall in the class. Take someone else if you can. What a douche.

ENGL 253 Sophomore Grade Earned: B General Ed 10:39 am, Dec 17, 2008 Report Evaluation		Hennessee's class for the most part was pretty easy. During actual class time he lectures and hands out copies of his lecture. sometimes we did group work based on the books we read, a lot of it was kind of pointless but it was easy. He gives quizzes on the assigned readings which are really simple. the final and midterm are both essays which sound easy, but he grades suprisingly hard on them. you do have the option to go to his office hours before the paper is due, which i did, but it didn't really help me. overall, the class is fine, just make sure your essays are good, go to office hours, and and make sure to use MLA properly in your paper.

ENGL 231 Junior Grade Earned: B General Ed 4:02 pm, Aug 14, 2008 Report Evaluation		He is an amazing teacher and this class was so much fun. There is a midterm and a final, both essays and he gives you so many topics to choose from. There are small in class projects and one quiz a week but they are all really easy. He takes a long time to hand back essays. Try to go to his office hour at least once before turning in your midterm and final. He will read your essay and give you tips on how to make it better. I loved all of the books we read! Fantastic class.

ENGL 231 Sophomore Grade Earned: A General Ed 2:26 am, Jul 19, 2008 Report Evaluation		Dude, seriously....Dr. Hennessee is a totally chill guy. I thoroughly enjoyed his class. It was a class I looked forward to attending everyday. I agree....there is ALOT of reading. But honestly..it's doable. I was soooo NOT looking forward to taking Brit Lit but this guy made it all worth while. The books are pretty interesting...they aren't all lame classic 'overdone' novels. I was pretty much able to read them the night before the quizzes (and I'm NOT a fast reader). As long as you keep up with the reading and attend class..you'll be able to pull off a B. If you're trying to get an A though...you might have to attend office hours, when it comes to the essays. He is a pretty hard grader...but REALITY check people....THIS IS COLLEGE. He's totally fair/legit. If you suck at writing (i.e. lazy, bad grammar, lack writing skills we should have mastered in high school....) then you might have trouble pulling off an A. I got a B on the first essay without office hours....attended office hours for the final essay and got an A in the class. He's pretty funny too!! I totally recommend the guy!

ENGL 231 Junior Grade Earned: B General Ed 10:23 am, Jun 7, 2008 Report Evaluation		He is really easy... I was just reading some of the old grades on here and he has changed alot... I think due to his bad critiques! There was alot of reading but the quizzes were easy. Just spark note them and reas as much as you can. The class is a bit sexual, but last time I checked this was a college class... grow up! He grades pretty easily and is really easy to talk to.

ENGL 335 5th Year Senior Grade Earned: C General Ed 11:19 pm, Apr 2, 2008 Report Evaluation		This guy is really funny. Like all English literature classes, expect a lot of reading. His class is very straightforward, he outlines the entire course in his syllabus so there is no reason to be behind in reading (but we all find our way). He quizzes on the first day of discussion on the novels, and these are really easy quizzes if you read them or found the sparknotes. His final was pretty straightforward, he had identification portion and an essay. For the identification portion he had a quote from a poem or song we read and discussed in class. The purpose of it is to give credit for attending class. The second is to write an essay about the novels we have read. Overall, I really enjoyed the class, his sense of humor and knowledge of the topic made it very fun to attend class. As well, he is a very un-intimidating teacher, so it makes talking and discussing the material in class very easy. Take him. If you don't enjoy the readings you will enjoy his humor.



ENGL 231 Senior Grade Earned: D General Ed 9:27 pm, Dec 12, 2007 Report Evaluation		There are much better teachers out there. David thinks you are going to college to hear him talk. And, David is a liar. If you need to miss class, don't ask him about what you will be talking about because he won't tell you. Make sure you have a friend in the class with you. It was very dissapointing having a college professor lie to me. Look elsewhere for an english professor. In addition, poor professors dont make people cavemen. But its easy to be an asshole over the internet.

ENGL 334 Junior Grade Earned: A General Ed 2:59 pm, Dec 4, 2006 Report Evaluation		The class was fairly easy and the readings were great. Going to class is actually very enjoyable... it was the one class I looked forward to going to! Class discussions were interesting and allowed for many points of view. Dr. Hennessee is a really nice guy and a great teacher.

ENGL 334 Junior Grade Earned: A General Ed 9:19 am, Nov 28, 2006 Report Evaluation		I can hardly read some of the evaluations on this page--no wonder you half-literate Neanderthals don't like taking lit classes! Welcome to college, kids. Despite being a Comp Sci major, I do a lot of pleasure reading (and not just computer programming books), and I think Hennessee made this class enjoyable and quite easy (a good introduction to literature I wouldn't otherwise read, on the whole); he stressed the points that would later be topics on quizzes or exams, and he discussed the reading in class on a daily basis.

ENGL 231 Sophomore Grade Earned: B General Ed 1:55 pm, Oct 21, 2006 Report Evaluation		No. Just, no. He grades essays arbitrarily, and classes are really really boring. Pointless and a waste of time. There's an ungodly amount of reading, even for fast readers, and the "group projects" in class are just a way for him to avoid teaching. He gets the class to teach the class. Also, steer clear if you're a homophobe. I'm not sure if he's come out to himself yet, but it's still pretty obvious. There are some gay/lesbian themed literature and lectures. If you've already read Pride and Prejudice, you should have enough time to read the other books he assigns, but otherwise it's just too much to deal with. The essays- ugh! Like I said, they're insanely graded. He loves "group time" and discusses the sexuality of poems in the class a lot. There's also a presentation, but it's not that hard. In short, take this class only if you're a fast reader with less than 12 units.

ENGL 334 5th Year Senior Grade Earned: N/A General Ed 4:44 pm, Dec 12, 2005 Report Evaluation		he wants your opinion, but then once you tell the class he cuts you down and makes you feel like a retard so eventually you don't want to talk anymore, but this lame ass class is based on participation...and you can only miss 3 days of class, too bad this was a 4 day a week class...Victorian Literature was a boring waste of my time...if you want to be put down, and sleep this is the class for you...BUT this class was LAME...and he gets very HOT during class and has to fan himself.

ENGL 334 Senior Grade Earned: A General Ed 11:55 am, Dec 3, 2005 Report Evaluation		i think cal poly needs more kick-back gay professors. this class is great, and he's a great professor for it. he's always encouraging and supportive. i was a totally afraid of the class title: Brit Lit, because i'm not a fan of the era. he brings it into the modern age talking about homosexuality, racism, sexism and poverty. at times REALLY contriversial, but i think he knows that's how to keep the students attention. i'm not much of a reader, i just don't have the time. i was really scared when he told us that we were reading 700 pages in three weeks. it scared a lot of people. and, YES, it IS a shitload of reading, but the book is a total page turner. everyone thought so. we all got REALLY into it. even if you hate reading, the material is really engaging, you'll dig it. his four quizes are tricky: he does that, "i hope you know your details" kind of thing for the quizzes. i HIGHLY recommend that you make a list the characters: who they are, physcial description, and what they do. you'll be thanking this post later - you'll totally score a 100% on the quizzes if you follow this advice. you have no final, other than a takehome 5-6 page essay - it's also a little tricky, but if you're a strong writer you won't need to worry. all and all, i definitely recommend Hennessee.



ENGL 221 Sophomore Grade Earned: B General Ed 2:17 am, Sep 21, 2005 Report Evaluation		"realatively gay" hahaha no seriusly if you are new to gays or also like to dance takt his class. for the rest oft you thought its ok. I guess if you have to reach ddep down inside you to experince new culture take this class. hahahah hopwfully most of you can crticaly think , an undersatnd that even though all of us were moded out of caly dadadaaaaaa. Too bad kids can't be created outof wedlock.

ENGL 231 Junior Grade Earned: C General Ed 12:08 pm, Sep 19, 2005 Report Evaluation		Class is relatively not that bad, but its the instructors work load that ruins the course. Be prepared to read atleast 5 books....including Pride and prejudice. Weekly quizes that were easy as long as you did the reading, Midterm and Final were both take home 5 page essays which was nice, but he is an extrememly picky grader so be careful with what you turn in. His lectures are a bit dry and he makes you do a lot of group work and presentations infront of class to make-up for his lack of lecturing ability. HIs sexuality was questioned everytime i entered the class which made it difficult to consentrate on him speaking. So if you are against homosexuality i would strongly suggeset not taking Hennessee

ENGL 221 Junior Grade Earned: B General Ed 5:34 pm, Sep 17, 2005 Report Evaluation		stop using the word "chill" teens. how about homosexual who creates self affrmation classes. its an ok class though, so you minght as well take her, and keep up with the reading. he does no work himslef other then too grade papers but thats fine. lots of silly group work and presentation for the sake of stading. try to get a shy kid in your group to watch them fail in front of others

ENGL 231 Sophomore Grade Earned: B General Ed 12:16 am, Aug 11, 2005 Report Evaluation		Prof Hennessee is actually a pretty chill guy. i went into the course thinking it was gonna suck, but despite the reading, it really was pretty interesting. i have to say even the reading wasnt so bad. just space it out so youre not cramming the night before. the reading check quizzes are simple if you read. most of the time you just discuss the books in class, with a lot of group presentations- but theyre SUPER easy. also, he grades you on participation, so make sure to put your two sense in every once in awhile, and youll be fine. there are two essays- one for the midterm and one for the final. they are mostly your opinion, so they arent bad. he isnt a hard grader either. when i got my midterm back and read through his comments, i thought i was going to get a C, but on the back page he gave me an A-. seeing as i put 2 hrs into before it was due that day, i was thrilled. so- summary- if you need an easy C1 class, take hennessee. oh yah- like the last 3-4 weeks of class we watched movies, so super easy. good class.

ENGL 231 Senior Grade Earned: D General Ed 11:09 pm, Jun 15, 2005 Report Evaluation		Dr. Hennessee is a nice fellow. There's a ton of reading for the first 7 weeks. Quizzes are weekly. 2 papers. Lots of class discussion and group work. Take his class if you enjoy english. There's a lot of talk about society in the past and present.

ENGL 334 Sophomore Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 12:11 pm, Mar 22, 2005 Report Evaluation		Dr. Hennessee's English 334 class was pretty straightforward. There were four quizzes worth 100 points based on the readings and an essay which was the final exam that was also worth 100 points. Reading selections were pretty boring, I think there are better books from the Victorian era out there to be read. However, for what the class demands, you can deal with the readings to pull an A.



ENGL 334 Senior Grade Earned: B Elective 12:46 am, Jul 11, 2004 Report Evaluation		I took this course for GE area C-4 and GWR. The class was pretty good. To get a good gread, you just need to catch up with reading assighnments. The quizes were very straightforward, you will not mess them up if you do the reading. The class title might sound boring, but in fact it was not that bad. Actually many of us liked one of the book we read for the class.

ENGL 335 Junior Grade Earned: A General Ed 1:47 am, Apr 13, 2004 Report Evaluation		Dr. Hennessee is a good professor to take to meet your upper division English GE requirement and a nice guy in general. He did miss class and his office hours sometimes, though. The GWR is offered three times during the quarter, including your essay on the final. You read several WWI poems, Mrs. Dalloway, The Hours and a play called "Master Harold and the Boys". They aren't too bad and way less rigorous than other Cal Poly English lit courses I've taken. Apparently his Engl 334 course is significantly more difficult. Oh yeah, homoeroticism! According to him it's everywhere. I mean it definitely was in some of the works we read, but I think he overemphasizes it. One essay on Mrs. Dalloway or the WWI poems counts as your midterm and a final is on the second half of the quarter. You also watch a WWI documentary and the Mrs. Dalloway, The Hours and "Master Harold and the Boys" movies.

ENGL 335 Junior Grade Earned: A General Ed 12:00 pm, Mar 30, 2004 Report Evaluation		This guy is chill. He doesn't require you to do a bunch of meaningless work but he does expect you to have read the material so you can participate in discussions. There are a lot of poems in the begining that are usually short and semi-simple so it is pretty easy to keep up with the reading. There are a couple of books to read but they don't suck so read them. Mrs. Dalloway is kinda hard to read but you can do it if you try. The key to his class is in the essays. If you can write decently you'll be fine. I never considered myself a good writer but he gave me an A on the first essay and I got an A in the class so I assume the final essay was acceptable. I recommmend him to anybody who is looking for a challenging but not difficult class. He is pretty nice but seems a little insecure. Give him a shot, you can't go wrong with this guy.

ENGL 335 5th Year Senior Grade Earned: A Required (Major) 9:32 am, Mar 30, 2004 Report Evaluation		I had the Brit Lit class, and it was pretty good, although I don't know why we read "The Hours" because it's American. Dr. H. is very nice and he has a good sense of humor. He occasionally discusses queer theory and sexual orientation, but he usually brings it up when it pertains to what we're reading, although he'll raise those issues more than most professors. He's worth taking, although some of the books might not be so fun.

ENGL 335 Senior Grade Earned: A General Ed 4:25 pm, Mar 29, 2004 Report Evaluation		I thought he was a great instructor. I went into the Brit Lit class thinking it was going to be looong and boring, but it really wasn't that bad. We read and discussed several poems and a few books which weren't too bad. We also watched the movie version of each book we read. There was one paper, journals due every 3 weeks and a final which had free response questions and an essay. Class attendance and participation was a part of the grade as well. Overall I'd say take him if you can.

ENGL 231 Senior Grade Earned: Credit General Ed 1:25 pm, Mar 6, 2004 Report Evaluation		Okay, let me tell you why I took this class for CR. The first week we had to analyze a poem for homework. When he RANDOMLY called on me in class, I told him my interpretation of the poem. Not only did he say I was wrong, but proceeded to look down upon me as the peasant I was. I didn't think poetry had a right or wrong answer, but apparently it does. Oh yeah, if you have a heart murmur, don't take him, because he likes to randomly call on students, especially if he knows you day dream. My heart skipped so many beats in that class, I'm sure my life expectancy decreased 2 or 3 years...thanks Hennessee. One other thing: I still hate poetry.



ENGL 145 Senior Grade Earned: B General Ed 11:30 am, Feb 3, 2004 Report Evaluation		Dr. Henesse was extremely confusing and vague in his teaching. The text required for the class was unrelated and uninteresting. He was unwilling to accept opposing views from the students.

ENGL 231 Junior Grade Earned: B General Ed 9:27 pm, Dec 2, 2003 Report Evaluation		I like dthis guy alot. Sexuality is questionable. Made us read books about possibly gay characters. He was a nice guy, and the class was pretty good. I am just really curious if he is gay or bi or what the deal is? If anybody knows please reply here, I will checking regularly. The suspense is killing me more than having to read Wuthering Heights. All in all a good professor. Reccomended. Whats with the glases?

ENGL 231 Junior Grade Earned: B General Ed 6:35 pm, Jun 23, 2003 Report Evaluation		great professor. this class was great. we read about 5 books in the entire quarter, had a quiz every week, and 2 papers. all we did everyday was discuss what we read and did other activities to help us understand what we were reading. i deffinetly recommend Dr. David Hennessee.

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